Kinesis gold (KAU) is a gold-backed digital currency launched by Kinesis, a global trading and digital asset utility platform. Each Kinesis gold (KAU) token is backed by one gram of investment-grade gold bullion, securely stored in Kinesis fully insured, audited vaults.

The mission behind KAU is to reintroduce physical gold as money and provide the global community with a stable store of value. By combining the key features of digital assets, Kinesis gold offers physical, fully-allocated, non-fiat-based assets that operate outside of traditional financial infrastructure. All gold backing KAU is recorded on a transparent and immutable blockchain ledger and stored in secure, audited vaults - with the purchaser as the legal title owner of the metal.

KAU enables physical gold bullion to be instantly purchased, traded, spent and sent anywhere in the world, bringing real-world access, value, and utility to physical precious metals. Kinesis gold also serves as a true stablecoin, enabling traders to exit more volatile markets into the time-proven value of precious metals.

In an economic first, KAU holders earned the first debt-free yield on precious metals. All KAU holders receive a passive yield - paid monthly in KAU - simply for holding their metals on the Kinesis platform. The yield is calculated from a 15% share of Kinesis global transaction fee revenue which is shared with users who store their gold on the platform. At the time of writing, Kinesis has paid out over $3,000,000 to KAU holders.

Unlike other gold tokens, KAU can be instantly spent, globally, with the Kinesis Virtual Card. Accessible via mobile device, the virtual card lets people everywhere instantly convert their KAU holdings into the local currency at the point of sale, anywhere Mastercard is accepted. Through digitalizing physical gold in the form of KAU, Kinesis is reintroducing gold as a currency.

Kinesis gold (KAU) was launched by Kinesis. Founded in 2018, the Kinesis platform facilitates the exchange, management and monetary application of native physical gold and silver-based digital assets and cryptocurrency.Kinesis strategic partner Allocated Bullion Exchange (ABX), a global institutional allocated precious metals exchange, facilitates the vaulting of all underlying physical gold and silver. With over 10 years in the industry, ABX brings its extensive vaulting network and precious metals trading experience to facilitate the trade and management of physical precious metals on a global scale.

Every single gram of gold underpinning KAU is available for redemption on the Kinesis platform. While other gold-backed digital currencies offer redemption, they often set very high minimum withdrawal limits, making redemption difficult for everyday investors. KAU holders, however, can redeem as little as 100 grams of the underlying gold bullion their KAU is based on, with redemption costs among the lowest in the industry.

The number of coins constantly fluctuates as new investors can mint new KAU and introduce more KAU into the system. You can find the live figure of KAU and KAU in circulation on the Kinesis explorer.

KAU and KAG (silver) can be purchased on the Kinesis platform and external crypto exchanges. Its important to remember that only KAU held or traded on the Kinesis platform is instantly spendable and eligible for a monthly yield.